Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder

KFC T20 Big Bash League 2016/2017

Jan 8, 2017 – 20th Match at Bellerive Oval, Hobart (night)
Match scheduled to begin at 19:10 local time (08:10 GMT | 13:10 PST | 13:40 IST | 14:10 BST)
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Who will win Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder BBL today match

Hobart Hurricanes are set to clash with the Sydney Thunder in the 20th fixture of the ongoing Big Bash League 2016-17. The match will be played on January 8 at the former’s home ground – Bellerive Oval, Hobart. Live action will begin at 7:10 PM local time. Hobart Hurricanes will be playing Adelaide Strikers before facing Sydney Thunder in this match.

Toss

Three of the past four BBL matches at the Bellerive Oval (including the last two) have been won by the team batting second. So toss is going to be important in this match and whoever wins it is more likely to chase. Hobart Hurricanes won their most recent match at this ground against Adelaide Strikers while chasing and we suggest betting on them if they bat second again.

Hobart Hurricanes Team
GJ Bailey, CJ Boyce, SCJ Broad, DT Christian, HP Kingston, BR McDermott, TD Paine*†, CA Rose, KC Sangakkara, DJM Short, SW Tait, BJ Webster, JW Wells

Sydney Thunder Team
AC Blizzard, CR Brathwaite, PJ Cummins, Fawad Ahmed, RJ Gibson, CJ Green, JS Lenton†, CJ McKay, EJG Morgan, AJ Nair, KR Patterson, BJ Rohrer, AD Russell, GS Sandhu, JM Vince, SR Watson*

Hobart Hurricanes

Team News

Hobart Hurricanes are free from all sorts of injury concerns and none of their players are expected to miss this upcoming match against the Sydney Thunder.

Key Players

Hobart Hurricanes have a strong batting lineup with Tim Paine and D’Arcy Short being the ones to watch out for. Averaging 51, skipper Paine is currently the season’s second-leading run-getter with two fifties and we predict him to make a major contribution for his team. Daniel Christian was lethal against Adelaide Strikers picking up a five-for and he could do some damage to the Thunder’s batting lineup.

Recent Form

Hobart Hurricanes have played four league matches so far. Out of these, they have won two and lost as many and are currently occupying the fifth place on the points table with four points. They ended up winning their last match against the Adelaide Strikers at the Bellerive Oval.

Hobart Hurricanes Predicted XI

TD Paine (c/wk), DJM Short, KC Sangakkara, GJ Bailey, DT Christian, JW Wells, S Milenko, CJ Boyce, CA Rose, SCJ Broad and BJ Webster

Sydney Thunder

Team News

James Vince is set to replace fellow English batsman Eoin Morgan who, after Wednesday’s game against Melbourne Stars, will be heading off to India for National duty. No further changes are expected in the side for this match.

Key Players

Sydney Thunder will have their hopes pinned on Ryan Gibson and Shane Watson to get the big runs for them. Pat Cummins is their leading run-scorer and he could be handy down the order. Chris Green is among the season’s top 5 bowlers with six wickets from five matches in this BBL season and we predict the offspinner to finish with the best bowling figures against the Hurricanes.

Recent Form

After losing their first four league matches in a row, Sydney Thunder have finally got off the mark on the points table with a last-ball six-wicket win over Melbourne Stars in their last match. They have always ended up on the losing side each time they have played at the Bellerive Oval in the past.

Sydney Thunder Predicted XI

KR Patterson, AC Blizzard, SR Watson (c), James Vince, BJ Rohrer, PJ Cummins, AD Russell, JS Lenton (wk), CJ Green, GS Sandhu and Fawad Ahmed

Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder Head-to-Head

Hobart Hurricanes have never lost to Sydney Thunder in the history of the Big Bash League. A total of five matches have been played between these two sides till date and all five of them have been won by the Hurricanes. Four of these matches have been played at the Bellerive Oval.

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Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder Prediction

Hobart Hurricanes will definitely have the advantage of playing at their home ground. Though they haven’t been really impressive at this ground of late, winning just one of their last four games, they still have the psychological edge of having beaten Sydney Thunder here all four times in the past. The latter have performed rather poorly this season and they aren’t playing like defending champions at all. Though they managed to beat Melbourne Stars last time out, taking on a side against whom they have always struggled and that too at their home ground will be nothing short of a daunting task.

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